Jan. 13, 2013

In this April 2012 file photo, William Shatner hosts the Juno Awards in Ottawa, Ontario. THE CANADIAN PRESS, FRED CHARTRAND/AP

Written by

Dave Paulson
The Tennessean

The world has been watching him on television for more than 50 years. Now, as his one-man stage show goes on tour, William Shatner has a chance to see the world.

Or not.

"You never see the city," he says. "The whole effort is getting to the venue. The show itself is the least of your worries. It's getting there, getting there on time, making sure everything's working, including your legs, and the baggage gets there, you make the airplane on time, and traffic's in the way. What's the lighting like? And then the soundcheck and finally, you do the show, and the next morning, you're gone." ...